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#[[Mitral Regurgitation]]
#[[Mitral Regurgitation]]
#[[Aortic Stenosis]]
#[[Aortic Stenosis]]
 
#[[Aortic Regurgitation]]
 
==Aortic Regurgitation==
*Causes
**Endocarditis
**Aortic dissection
**Blunt chest trauma
===Diagnosis===
*Pulmonary edema
*Wide pulse pressure
*Dyspnea
*Hypotension (may progress to cardiogenic shock)
*Diastolic murmur heard immediately after S2
*CXR
**Pulmonary edema w/o cardiac enlargement
===Treatment===
*Immediate surgical intervention
*Reduce afterload
**Nitroprusside
*Diuretics and nitrates don't work
*Don't use beta blockers (block compensatory tachycardia)


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:08, 18 July 2011

DDx

  1. Mitral Stenosis
  2. Mitral Regurgitation
  3. Aortic Stenosis
  4. Aortic Regurgitation

See Also

Heart Murmurs

Source

Tintinalli

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